# Salim Ghouse

Salim Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022) was an Indian film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist. He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films.

## Early life

Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai to a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai. He was also a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

## Career

Salim Ghouse is known for his role in the TV series Subah and for playing Rama, Krishna and Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series Bharat Ek Khoj. He has also worked in TV serial Wagle Ki Duniya.
In 1989, he portrayed the villain in the Tamil film Vettri Vizhaa, directed by Pratap Pothen as the rival to Kamal Haasan. He starred alongside Mohanlal in the classic Malayalam movie Thazhvaram, directed by Bharathan. In 1993 he played the villain in Mani Ratnam's film Thiruda Thiruda. He acted alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in the 1997 film Koyla.

## Personal life

Salim Ghouse was married to Anita. They have a son and daughter. Apart from acting, Salim Ghouse was proficient in martial arts such as karate and tai chi.
Salim Ghouse died on Thursday 28 April 2022 at the age of 70 in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. His last rites were performed early on Thursday morning.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1978 | Swarg Narak | Student | Hindi | |
| 1981 | Chakra | Raghu | Hindi | |
| 1984 | Saaransh | Gajanan Chitre's henchman | Hindi | |
| 1984 | Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! | Promoter 2 | Hindi | |
| 1985 | Trikal | | Hindi | |
| 1985 | Aghaat | Comrade Naidu | Hindi | |
| 1986 | Amma | Revolutionary Freedom Fighter (Uncredited Role) | Hindi | |
| 1988 | The Deceivers | Piroo | English | |
| 1988 | The Perfect Murder | Caste-Marks Goonda | English | |
| 1989 | Vettri Vizhaa | Zinda | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Mujrim | Africa assassinator | Hindi | |
| 1989 | Suryaa: An Awakening | Ramu Gulzar | Hindi | |
| 1990 | Thazhvaram | Raju / Raghavan | Malayalam | |
| 1992 | Antham | Inspector Kannabiran | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 1992 | Drohi | Inspector Kannabiran | Hindi | Bilingual film |
| 1992 | Zulm Ki Hukumat | Police Inspector Suryavanshi | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Chinna Gounder | Sakkarai Gounder | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Magudam | Thillainathan | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Senthamizh Paattu | Rajarathnam | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Aakanksha | Arjun Singh | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Rakshana | Chinna | Telugu | |
| 1993 | Dharma Seelan | Pradeep Chakravarthi | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Thiruda Thiruda | T. T. Vikram | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Mugguru Monagallu | | Telugu | |
| 1994 | Seeman | Masanam | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Sardari Begum | Sen | Urdu/Hindi | |
| 1997 | Koyla | Brijwa | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Shapath | Lankeshwar | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Maharaja | Ranvir Singh | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Soldier | Jaswant Dalal / DK | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Badal | Rajbeer | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Aks | Blind Guru | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Indian | Francis | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Red | Srini | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Udayon | Perumal | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Daas | Vappa | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Missed Call | Arindam Kumar Sengputa | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Chanakya | Police commissioner | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Vettaikaaran | Vedhanayagam | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Well Done Abba | Janarthan Reddy | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Kaa – The Forest | Victor Mahadevan | Tamil | |

### Television

| Year | Series | Role | Language |
| 1984 | Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi | Venkat | Hindi |
| 1987 | Subah | Bharat | Hindi |
| 1988 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Various characters | Hindi |
| 1998 | X Zone | | Hindi |
| 2014 | Samvidhaan | V. I. Munswamy Pillay | Hindi/English |

### Dubbing roles

| Year | Film title | Character | Actor | Dub Language |
| 1995 | The Lion King | Scar | Jeremy Irons (voice) | Hindi |
| 2000 | Sudhandhiram | Sopraj | Sharat Saxena | Tamil |
| 2006 | 300 | King Leonidas | Gerard Butler | Hindi |